Fence-post.



J. M. CAMPBELL. PENCB POST. APPLICATION PILED JUNE 29, 1908.

951410. Patented May 10, 1910.

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e fence wire attaching JOSEPH M. CAMPBELL, OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.

FENCE-POST.

Specifieation of Letters Patent.

Application filed .Tune 29, 1908.

Patented May 10, 1010.

Serial No. 440340.

T 0 all 'whom 'it may concrn:

Be it known that I, J OSEPH M. CAMPBELL, a citizen of the United States,resicling at Memphis, in the county of Shelby, State of Tennessee, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence-Posts; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to fence posts and more particularly to thatclass which are of plastic material and which have embedded in themfence-wire securing devices.

One of the novel features of the invention resides in the peculiarConstruction of the devices mentioned above, the clevice for each postbeing in the form of a length of heavy wire or rod around which istwisted a small wire which at in tervals is bent to form loops which,after the device has been embedded in the post, projects beyond thepost, the line wires of the fence being stretched one above each of theloops and staple-like U clips being placed over the wires and throughthe respective loops the prongs of the clip being bent back to engagebeneath the loop at diametrically opposite points and thereby hold theline wire in place.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a front elevation of the tencepost constructed in accordance with my invention, Fig. 2 is a detalperspective view of a portion of the post showing the wire securing clipas first inserted, Fg. 3 is a similar view but showing the arms of theclip bent back to securing position.

In the drawings, the post, ndicated by the numeral 5, is of the ordinarysize and construction it being :tormed from plastic material and havingembedded in it, at the time of its manufacture, the fence wire securingdevices embodying the invention.

The fence wire attaching device of each post is in the 'form of a rod orlength of heavy wire indicated by the numeral 6 and twisted spirallyaround the rod or wire 6 is a smaller wire 7 which at intervals, is bentlaterally from the rod 6 in the form of a U as clearly shown in dottedlines in Fig. l of the drawings and is then twisted so as to form a stemportion 8 and an eye 9 at the end of the stern portion it beingunderstood that when the device is embedded in the' post, the severaleyes of the device are exposed the stems 8 and the rod 6 being howeverincased in the material of the post. The stems 8 and the eyes 9 are ofcourse formed at such distances apart as it is desired to stretch theline wires of the fence and in stringing the wires, they are stretchedone above each eye 9 and a staple-lke U clip is placed over each linewire and with its prongs projecting through the corresponding eye, thesaid prongs being aiterward turned back upon themselves as clearly shownin Fig. 3 of the drawings so as to firmly secure the line wires inplace.

From the foregoing description of my inventior, it will be seen that Ihave provided a very inexpensive means :tor attaching the line wires ofa fence to the loops or eyes upon the post embodying the invention andit will be further understood that the use of complicated tools isobviated, a pair of pliers being all that is necessary in order to bendthe prongs of the new clip into locked position.

What is claimed is:

In a cementitious fence post, a reinforcing rod extending longitudnallyof said post, and a length of wire twisted around said post in a seriesof spirals, the ends of each spiral overlapping the adjacent ends of theadjacent sprals to form a substantiallv continuous spiral eXtending theentire length of said rod, and a wire being twisted at the ends of eachspiral to form fence wire attaching loops extending outward from saidrod, the twisted portions of said loops lying wholly within the post andthe ends of the loops lying eXterior of said post.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

J OE M. CAMPBELL. Witnesses:

A. J. WILLIFORD, J. STALEY VVILLIFORD.

